European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday,way23, 1986 America s newest heroes by Hal sock asocial of press a. T -s3. . Tommy John reflected tin his pitching Ranii in acc and said i can t div hat t used to do bul lean still do ii boiler Ihnn a lot of people ".  Llano.  a  ,\  a Roea ate i Fig. Mocci in Cirii it auf Jur a " to no or i .ir-.,Lii. For a ii a  m e � .1 in j  chary of r or a  .  younger. Stronger pm Diilio Shoemaker 54 won his fourth Ken Lucky Derby it of irr1 Ferdinand trained by in Whittingham 73. He Vas Over and then Sho Jed up As a free agent in the Yankees Camp this Spring he pitched Well enough so to kept around and was signed As soon As Rosier space a Sulci be cleared the irony of John s pitching Success with the Yankees is that he s occupying a spol in the Starling rotation fat might have gone 10 Phil Niekro who won his 300th game on the final Day Mast season. New York released Niekro in Spring staining. The reason at 47, he was considered Loo old. A month later John four years younger was signed. Niekro s age did not deter the Cleveland indians who grabbed him off the waiver wire installed him in f heir rotation and gratefully accepted his help in Cony ducting a pitching staff. He won two games and had a 2.93 Era in his first half dozen starts. The Yankees meanwhile Hung on to Niekro s brother Joe and were rewarded with four victories and a ?-80 Efta in his first sever starts. That production was entirely understandable he is after till. Ust a kid of 41. I can t do what i used to do but i can shul do it better than a lot of people outlet Tommy John 431